Name 80 of 99
التَّوَّابُ
At-Tawwab – The Ever-Accepting of repentance
- Transliteration
- At-Tawwab
- Meaning
- The Ever-Accepting of repentance
- Arabic root
- ت و ب
- Theme
- Forgiveness
Meaning of At-Tawwab
At-Tawwab is the One who turns to His servants with mercy, inspires them to repent, and accepts their repentance again and again. The story of Adam in Surah al-Baqarah shows that Allah taught him words of repentance and then accepted it.
At-Tawwab in the Quran
At-Tawwab appears in the Quran as a name or description of Allah. Two of the verses where it occurs:
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Then Adam received from his Lord words (of revelation), and He relented toward him. Lo! He is the relenting, the Merciful.
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا
Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.
Reflection
Repentance is always open; At-Tawwab never tires of accepting it.
Related names: forgiveness
Frequently asked questions
What does At-Tawwab mean?
At-Tawwab (التَّوَّابُ) means "The Ever-Accepting of repentance". At-Tawwab is the One who turns to His servants with mercy, inspires them to repent, and accepts their repentance again and again. The story of Adam in Surah al-Baqarah shows that Allah taught him words of repentance and then accepted it.
Is At-Tawwab mentioned in the Quran?
Yes. At-Tawwab is mentioned as a name or description of Allah in Surah Al-Baqarah 2:37 and Surah An-Nasr 110:3.
The list of 99 names follows the order of the narration in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3507, without the name “Allah”, and adds Al-Ahad from Sunan Ibn Majah 3861. The hadith that Allah has ninety-nine names is in Sahih al-Bukhari 2736 and Sahih Muslim 2677. Quran text: Tanzil (Uthmani); translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain).